Research Guides: iSchool Literature and Systematic Reviews: Starting Points for Both Reviews

Starting Points in Identifying Sources

These databases are good starting points for iSchool research. They may contain a mix of journal articles, conference proceedings, and other content.

ACM Digital Library Conference proceedings, articles, books, reports, videos, and other publications from the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). Searches can be expanded to include non-ACM resources.
IEEE Xplore Journal articles, conference proceedings, books, from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the UK’s Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET); includes all Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) published and approved standards
Information Science Journals on library and information studies, including data processing, metadata architectures, information infrastructure, and publishing. Provided by NOVELNY.
Library Literature and Information Science Full Text Journal articles covering library and information science topics, such as literacy, cataloging and classification, and library-related legislation and more.
Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts Index and abstracts to journal articles, books, research reports, and proceedings covering libraries, information science, technology, information management, and more.
Scopus This link opens in a new window Abstracts and citations of journals, books, conference proceedings, and patents covering science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities.
Web of Science This link opens in a new window Abstract and citation database covering numerous fields in arts, humanities, social sciences and sciences. Includes access to Arts and Humanities Citation Index, Biosis Citation Index, Book Citation Index, Current Contents Connect, Data Citation Index, Derwent Innovations Index, Essential Science Indicators, Index Chemicus / KCI Korean Journal Database, MEDLINE, Russian Citation Index, Current Chemical Reactions, Social Sciences Citation Index, SciELO Citation Index, Science Citation Index, Zoological Record.

Additional Databases

Additional databases are located in the Library & Information Science research guide, the Information Management & Technology research guide, and the Databases A-Z list.

Also, research guides, which are curated sources for each program at SU are available here.

Other Sources to Consult

Summon
searches across SU Libraries holdings, including books (print and electronic) and other sources.
Journal Locator
browse and search SU Libraries journals by title or subject.